1. Alicia could organize these ideas by grouping them into related topics or themes. This could be done chronologically, by topic, or by importance. She could also consider using headings or subheadings to break up the text and make it easier to navigate and understand.
2. Possible headings for Alicia's report could include:
- Introduction: The Pack Horse Library initiative and its purpose
- Background: The Great Depression and its impact on the Appalachian region of Kentucky
- Illiteracy in Kentucky: The need for literacy programs in the area
- Infrastructure Challenges: Lack of electricity and advanced highways in Kentucky
- The Role of Librarians: How librarians brought books to isolated communities
- Pack Horse Library Operations: Routes, frequency, and transportation
- Funding and Donations: Where the books and resources came from
- Challenges Faced: Health and reliability of the horses, resistance from some mountain families
- Impact and Legacy of the Pack Horse Library initiative
- Conclusion: Highlighting the importance of the program during a difficult time
Alicia is writing an informative text on the topic of the Pack Horse Library initiative, a mobile library program created during the Great Depression. Alicia gathered the following facts from her initial research:
· During the Great Depression, librarians rode on horseback into the Appalachian region of Kentucky and distributed reading material to the people otherwise isolated from schools and libraries. This program was called the Pack Horse Library initiative. In 1936, packhorse librarians served 50,000 families and, by 1937, 155 public schools.
· During the Great Depression, food, education, and jobs were scarce for people living in the Appalachian region of Kentucky.
·In 1930, up to 21 percent of people in eastern Kentucy couldn't read.
·Electricity and highways in Kentucky were not as advanced as those in neighboring states.
·Libraries for the Pack Horse program were housed in any facility that was available, from churches to post offices.
·Librarians staged these libraries, giving books to carriers who then rode their horses or mules and brought books to those living in the mountains.
·Carriers rode out at least twice a month, with each route covering 100 to 120 miles a week.
·Riders used their own horses and mules
·Riders earned $28 a month.
·The books and magazines they carried usually came from outside donations.
·Health, Strength, and reliability of the horses were a problem.
·Some mountain families initially resisted the librarians, suspicious of outsiders/intruders.
1. How could Alicia organize these ideas for her report?
2. What headings could she use?
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